The floodlights briefly failed at the Axa Stadium last night and that seemed
likely to provide an apt metaphor for a Manchester United team who were also
malfunctioning until they remembered their almost robotic ability to rally
when it matters most.

Trailing for the third time in four Champions League group matches, United
scored three times in the final ten minutes to secure an improbable victory
and, in the process, their progress to the knockout rounds with two matches
to spare.

Once again, the increasingly dependable double act of Robin van Persie and
Wayne Rooney came to the rescue before